Team Submarine’s Submarine Program Offices are responsible for:
The acquisition of the OHIO Class replacement and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E) and Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) of the COLUMBIA Class. The COLUMBIA program is a major defense acquisition program with a total life cycle cost of approximately $336B and is of significant political importance with Congress and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).
Team Submarine and the Ship Acquisition Program Management (SHAPM) directorate within Serco-North America (NA) work together for the acquisition of New Construction Submarines and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E), Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E), and Fleet introduction of the U.S. Navy’s newest class of nuclear attack submarines.
Serco-NA supports the US Navy as a prime contractor for Team Submarine assisting the acquisition of submarines. Serco-NA is one of the world’s leading service companies. Serco serves Federal, state, and local governments, along with the Canadian government and commercial customers. We help our customers deliver vital services more efficiently, while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers.
Serco-NA is seeking motivated finance, accounting, or business-related undergraduate students to provide a variety of fiscal, accounting, or financial management support to one of the U.S. Navy submarine shipbuilding program offices in the Washington, DC area.
Duties:
- Apply and interpret regulations, directives, instructions, policies, and procedures, to include procurement, travel requests, moves, awards, and managing records in accordance with policies.
- Implement legal and regulatory controls over approved budgets.
- Analyze and recommend cost and benefits of alternative methods of financial management of organization's programs and administrative operations.
- Provide advice on effective and efficient methods for the acquisition and use of funds to support the organization's programs and activities.
- Perform a variety of fiscal, accounting, or financial management duties.
- Perform or advise on work in any of the phases or systems of budget administration.
- You will interface with a broad range of experts and stakeholders – firsthand regular senior level engagement and visit opportunities such as shipyards, foundries, submarine ship tours and etc.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and Required/Preferred Experience:
- At least one year in an accredited university’s finance, accounting or business related major.
- Sophomores, Juniors and First Semester Seniors apply.
- An interest in the business and financial aspects of shipbuilding
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- The ability to use a variety of software products (e.g. MS Office).
- Periodic travel (<10%) to vendor sites is expected.
- Veteran experience in the military is a plus!
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